A review of a new contract between the city of Crittenden and the Crittenden Volunteer Fire Department was tabled at the council meeting on June 1, when Chief Dave Owens said that he would not sign it.

Although the budget, which reduced the fire department’s allocation, was passed without discussion, the new contract had yet to be reviewed and signed.

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Sewer customers in Williamstown will pay 35 percent more after July 1.

Customers’ bills will climb from the current cost of $11.50 for 1,000 gallons or less and $6.30 for each additional 1,000 gallons of wastewater the city treats to $14.95 for 1,000 gallons and $8.20 for each additional 1,000 gallons of wastewater.

These new rates are effective July 1, 2010.

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The interim tag has been removed from David Johnstone after being named full-time principal at Williamstown Jr./Sr. High School.

The 55-year-old Edgewood resident was one of 14 applicants for the position.

“I’m really excited about it,” Johnstone said. “What I saw (as interim) was a really good situation. There’s a lot of great kids and a lot of dedicated employees. There’s a lot of closeness with the community.”

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The budget, which takes effect July 1, 2010, is highers than last year’s budget of $9.3 million, but Grant County Judge-Executive Darrell Link doesn’t want the public to get the wrong ideas and was quick to point out the higher budget is mostly due to grants the county has received.

For the third year in a row, Link asked all supervisors to take a cut.